dissertation

See also: Dissertation

English

Etymology

From Latin dissertātiō, from dissertare.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsəˈteɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dissertation (plural dissertations)

1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.
2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Derived terms

• doctoral dissertation
• dissertationist
• dissertational
• dissertator
• predissertation

Translations

formal exposition of a subject

• Catalan: dissertació (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 論文 (zh), 论文 (zh) (lùnwén)

• Czech: disertační práce f, disertace f
• Dutch: proefschrift (nl) n, (Flemish) thesis (nl) f, dissertatie (nl) f
• Esperanto: disertaĵo, disertacio
• Finnish: tieteellinen tutkielma; väitöskirja (fi) (for doctoral degree)
• French: dissertation (fr) f
• German: Doktorarbeit (de) f, Dissertation (de) f
• Hebrew: תזה‏‎ (he) f, דיסרטציה‏‎ f

• Hungarian: disszertáció (hu)
• Italian: dissertazione (it)
• Japanese: 学位論文 (がくいろんぶん, gakui ronbun), 博士論文 (はくしろんぶん, hakushi ronbun)
• Persian: رساله‏‎ (fa) (resâle), پایان‌نامه‏‎ (pâyân-nâme)
• Polish: doktorat (pl) m
• Portuguese: dissertação (pt)
• Russian: диссерта́ция (ru) f (dissertácija), тракта́т (ru) m (traktát)
• Spanish: disertación (es) f
• Swedish: avhandling (sv)
• Welsh: traethawd (cy) m

References

• “dissertation” in John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors, The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.

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French

Etymology

From Latin dissertātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.sɛʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/

Noun

dissertation f (plural dissertations)

1. dissertation, essay

Synonyms

• (dissertation, essay): essai, composition, rédaction

Further reading

• “dissertation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).